Uber, Lyft Drivers Can Now Cruise the Las Vegas Strip
Visitors pose in front of the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign along the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. The Nevada Transportation Authority granted permits to the ride-hailing mobile applications to operate in the state.
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Gamblers, drunks, tourists -- anyone with a smartphone can now summon a car through Uber or Lyft in Sin City.
One day after the Nevada Transportation Authority granted permits to the ride-hailing mobile applications to operate in the state, drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. started accepting rides Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas, the companies said.